Sunday, June 22, 2008

Day 281...sUndAy mUsiNgs...


I've worried about success in the gym lately...or my seeming lack thereof...and I realize that I've let my disappointment there seep into every other aspect of my life. I came across an unexpected definition of success.

Ralph Waldo Emerson gave an interesting yardstick of sorts that can be used to measure our personal success...
"What is success?
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether by
a healthy child, a garden patch
or a redeemed social condition;
To know even one life has breathed
easier because you have lived;
This is to have succeeded."


....................FOOD FOR THOUGHT....................

.............................SUNDAY=REST DAY..............................

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